Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

Synopsis: London, an overcrowded cafe, one table to share. Two strangers tell each other "how I met my fiancé" stories to kill time. Rikki (Abhishek Bachchan) met his fiance Anaida (Lara Dutta) at the Ritz in Paris and Alvira (Preity Zinta) met her prince charming Steve (Bobby Deol) at Madame Tussauds in London. Stories unfold and by the end of their session the two have alarmingly gotten attracted to each other. What follows is a crazy love story full of lies, deceits and a complicated quadrangle - Rikki and Alvira have gotten themselves as well as Anaida ad Steve in to a lovely mess, where each of them have to think quick on their feet, dancing around each other's emotions playing musical chairs and lying through their teeth. If opposites attract - then this is it.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Shaad Ali
Production: Yash Raj Films
 
IMDB:
3.8
Rotten Tomatoes:
55%
Year:
2007
138 min
$695,157
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Sway this way this sway this

way Sway this way this way

Sway this way this sway this

way Sway this way this way

O Rabba come unravel the

mystic knots of love

O Rabba come unravel the

mystic knots of love

O Rabba come unravel the

mystic knots of love

Find no gain or loss within the

priceless knots of love

You're ablaze ablaze ablaze The

spark of love's a raging fire

You're ablaze ablaze ablaze The

spark of love's a raging fire

Our eyes they fly

like kites up high

The threads of our gazes collide

Drink the dew, that heady brew,

'n jus' sway baby sway

Sway this way this sway this

way Sway this way this way

Sway this way this sway this

way Sway this way this way

Sway this way this sway this

way Sway this way this way

Sway this way this sway this

way Sway this way this way

O when it strikes and

where no one knows

But when it hits,

it hurts and it shows

Rabba..

From every wound a little joy derive

Pain's the price of being alive

Rabba..

Hear a little truth and

a piece of a lie..

..They'll hum in chorus

inside of your eye

They'll wax they'll wane and

wax and wane, like candles

They'll wax they'll wane and

wax and wane, like candles

Our eyes they fly like kites up high

The threads of our gazes collide

Drink the dew, that heady brew,

'n jus' sway baby sway

Sway this way this sway this

way Sway this way this way

Sway this way this sway this

way Sway this way this way

Sway this way this sway this

way Sway this way this way

Sway this way this sway this

way Sway this way this way

O Then there's no problem..

Deal. Bye.

Bulla Man,.. What's cooking?

Hullo..

Buddy Boy, l make promise

l keep promise.. Chill,

What's up Sukesh Bhai? Relax relax,

Not so fast. First my commission.

Then take it. Or should l call

my dad to read it for you?

Why are you insulting your dad?

lnsulting? Take your commission,

give me the ticket.

- Hey not the whole shop, just take

four. - Chelsea champion..

And with this, four lottery tickets.

Two..

Ok.. don't call me if lndia

makes it to the finals.

Ok my lord.. go ahead take four..

- Sorry. - Yeah right,

l'm not that type. l got class.

Why're you glaring at me?

You saw the way she glared

at me..? l got class man.

Forget it. Tickets..

Bangladesh-Canada, Who

wants Bangladesh-Canada?

l want lndia-Pakistan, Rikki,

Rikki, Damn it,

Oh no, an hour late,

O blimey, One hour late,

lf the apartment won't

fit in the budget..

..we'll fit the budget

into the apartment.

Gotta go now.. Mum's

calling from Bhatinda.

Yikes,

A man's gotta sit so

a man's gotta sit..

..just focus on your sandwich man,

if she glares her eyes will hurt..

Look it was an accident,

l got class..

Never mind,

Ok.. ok, l also don't mind..

Did l say you could sit?

And you didn't say l couldn't..

They're all occupied.

Whatsup..

Hasn't reached yet?

l swear by Chelsea l sent it

first thing this morning..

Whatchyasaying l won't lie

in the name of Chelsea..

So what's your sun-sign?

Listen l'm already engaged..

l've come to receive my fiance

- he's on the train from Birmingham.

So?,

What am l doing? Am l

making a pass at you?

Typical lndian mentality.

Sorry..

Never mind..

We all make mistakes..

Me self Rikki.. Rikki Thukral..

And l'm Alvira.. Alvira

Khan from Lahore..

Not typical lndian mentality..

Thank God,

Napkin?

Take it..

My best friend also Pakistani.

Huffy Bhai.. Hafeez Pathan,

business partner..

He brings the latest lndian

movies from Pakistan..

l make copies of the DVDs

and market them..

Marketing pirated DVDs.. Wow.

As if you've never watched

a pirated movie.

l don't watch lndian movies.

Whatchyasaying?

lt's true.

So you watch Pakistani movies?

They're crap.

l only watch foreign language films..

..French, Chinese, lranian..

At times Hollywood.

At times Hollywood,

And that's good. Which is why l'm not

even in the DVD business anymore..

Now Huffy Bhai and l are

Property Agents..

My folks.. they love lndian movies..

Papa wanted to name me Madhubala,

Mama got stuck on Sadhna.

Alvira is very beautiful name.

Flirting again..

Why should l.. l'm engaged

too. See original Topaz.

l've come to pick up my fiance too..

..she's coming by the

same train as your fiance..

Does she even have a name or

you always call her fiance?

No she's nameless.. what a question,

So what's her name?

Anaida..

So how did you two meet up?

First time, we met at the Hotel Ritz.

Ritz?

The one in Paris..

The same one where the Princess

Diana-Dodi episode happened..

l was there that night.. Diana

was looking amazing..

l was just five feet away.. Had l

reached out l could've touched her..

And then appeared Anaida.. Hundred

times more beautifuler than Diana..

She was the Assistant

Manager at the Ritz..

As Diana and Dodi reached the gate..

..suddenly photographers popped

out of everywhere..

Everybody was looking at Diana..

..but l was looking at Anaida

Diana-Dodi's story was

coming to an end..

..and Rikki-Anaida's love

story was about to start

Haven't you heard..

When two love-birds die

another two are born.

You were wearing a suit?

Yeah..

You see..

God made Man..

.. And Tailor made Gentleman.

God made Man and after that

Tailor made Gentleman.

..Huffy Bhai says.

Can't imagine you in a suit.

Goodness..

Such a historic moment and you're

worried about my suit..

Had you and Huffy Bhai gone to

rent out the Eiffel Tower?

We're also into antiques in a big

way.. We'd gone to Paris for a deal.

DVDs, property, antiques.. Wow.

Just not fashionable doing one

business these days, boss.

Huffy Bhai was bringing the seller

and the antiques from Bombay..

..and l was handling

the buyers in Paris.

And these antiques were

obviously stolen.

They would have rotted

away in lndia anyway..

..what's the harm if a few people

make some money out of it?

lt's 100./. hard earned money, madam.

Yeah right,

Want to hear the rest of the

story or should l leave?

After finishing the story.

We'd been waiting for more

than three hours..

l was getting desperate..

when would Huffy Bhai come..

..when would this deal get over..

..and when would l celebrate

with Anaida..

Hello..

Rikki my darling,

Huffy Bhai..

Where are you man?

Got stuck in Bombay..

Whatchyasaying,

l'll get screwed..

Cops snatched the goods darling..

What about you?

Slipped out the moment l smelt

trouble.. Have the buyers left?

Nope.. they're all here..

Better slip out Rikki, slipping

in and out is what we do best.

And look, just handle them with care.

They're babbling something in French.

l think they're cursing..

Hello.. Monsieur, don't go..

Hello.. hello..

- Hello.. - Excuse me sir..

Your bill..

..please.

Huffy Bhai he's asking

for my signature..

He's climbing onto me Huffy Bhai.

One minute please..l

ine cut.. l don't..

- Huffy Bhai. - Signature..

You were staying at The

Ritz with empty pockets?

The antique seller coming from lndia

was to finance the trip..

l didn't even have enough cash

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Habib Faisal

Habib Faisal is an Indian Hindi screenwriter and director. He is best known for his directorial debut, Do Dooni Chaar, for which he won Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue. He co-wrote Siddharth Anand's Salaam Namaste. He also wrote director Shaad Ali's Jhoom Barabar Jhoom starring Abhishek Bachchan and Preity Zinta, and Siddharth Anand's Ta Ra Rum Pum starring Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee. All three are Yashraj films. He also wrote Band Baaja Baaraat which was released in late 2010.Faisal then went on to direct his second film, Ishaqzaade, starring debutant Arjun Kapoor, and Parineeti Chopra in their first lead film, which released on 11 May 2012. The film received positive response from critics, and managed to do very well at the box office, turning out to be a worldwide hit. He then wrote Bewakoofiyaan, which was directed by Nupur Asthana and featured Ayushmann Khurrana, Sonam Kapoor, and Rishi Kapoor. His next directorial venture was Daawat-e-Ishq, which had actors Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles. Daawat-e-Ishq released worldwide on 19 September 2014.Faisal's fourth film, Qaidi Band was released on 25 August 2017. An alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, he has directed the television serials Lavanya and worked in New Delhi as a camera person with NDTV. more…

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